[Just OT] (Was:) Re: copy/paste XP cmd
Georg Wrede
georg.wrede at nospam.org
Wed Mar 8 03:14:27 PST 2006
Don Clugston wrote:
> Georg Wrede wrote:
>
>>> Surely a person has a right to say "Windows XP is shite" without
>>
>>
>> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
>>
>> The word shite may refer to various things
>>
>> * A synonym for shit which originated from Ireland.
>> * A shi'ite, that is, a believer in Shi'a Islam
>> * The shite, the principal character in a Japanese Noh play
>> * Shite, the person who performs the technique in Aikido.
>> * Shite the Industrial band with strong Techno roots.
>
>
> FYI:
> "shite" is a very common term in Australia (excluding recent migrants,
> most Australians have some Irish ancestry). It's not just a less
> offensive spelling, there's a definite nuance. If you drop off the 'e',
> the meaning would be different, it would convey a lot more anger.
How does one pronounce it?
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